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Welcome to Stones Crossing ...

Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stones Crossing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Stones Crossing: Stones Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Stones Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Stones Crossing.

Stones Crossing is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Stones Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Stones Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stones Crossing - it's located in Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stones Crossing.

Communities near Stones Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stones Crossing.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stones Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stones Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stones Crossing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stones Crossing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stones Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Stones Crossing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stones Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Stones Crossing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Stones Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stones Crossing.

Adding Stones Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stones Crossing in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stones Crossing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Stones Crossing on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stones Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stones Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.